Advancing literature review methodology through rigour, generativity, scope and transparency

The International Journal of Management Reviews (IJMR) is proud to offer a special section for articles that address methods and methodologies associated with undertaking literature reviews. In this editorial, we share our goals and aspirations for this special section. Drawing upon the motivations and objectives set out in 2020 and 2021 IJMR editorials, this editorial first discusses what potential benefits such an ongoing special section can bring to management and organization research in the longer term. In the next two sections, we detail what editors expect to see in the submissions we receive, and we also elaborate on some general and specific publication criteria as to how editors and reviewers will assess submissions related to methodology discussion. We hope this editorial will help authors avoid the disappointment of a rejection and encourage them to develop rigorous, innovative and impactful methodological advances and discussion.

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This article introduces a special section of the International Journal of Management Reviews dedicated to literature reviews methods and methodologies. The authors share their goals and expectations for this section, as well as the criteria for evaluating submissions related to methodology discussion. The aim is to help authors avoid rejection and encourage rigorous and impactful methodological advancements.